Partnerio lyginamojo pranašumo, elgesio ir pasitenkinimo poros santykiais sąsajos

LTTiriant partnerio lyginamąjį pranašumą, partnerių santykių rodiklius ir pasitenkinimo poros tarpusavio santykiais sąsajas dalyvavo 51 heteroseksuali pora. Tiriamųjų amžius svyravo nuo 19 iki 28 metų. Tyrimo rezultatai parodė stiprius pasitenkinimo santykiais ryšius su suvokiamu partnerio lyginamuoju pranašumu. Nors buvo rastos reikšmingos teigiamos koreliacijos tarp pasitenkinimo santykiais ir tokių partnerių elgesio rodiklių kaip kartu su partneriu praleidžiamo laiko trukmė, partneriui rodomo dėmesio ženklai ir partnerio rodomo dėmesio ženklai bei reikšmingos neigiamos koreliacijos tarp pasitenkinimo santykiais ir partnerio balso kėlimo ir nešnekėjimo su tiriamuoju dažnumas bei tiriamojo balso kėlimo dažnumas, tačiau galutinė daugialypė regresijos lygtis parodė, kad pasitenkinimo santykiais prognozei reikšmingos unikalios įtakos turėjo tik du kintamieji – partnerio lyginamasis pranašumas ir tiriamojo partneriui per mėnesį rodomo dėmesio ženklų dažnumas. Du į lygtį patekę kintamieji paaiškino 45,6 proc. pasitenkinimo santykiais duomenų variacijos, iš kurių 42,5 proc. teko partnerio lyginamajam pranašumui. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: Partnerio lyginamasis pranašumas; Pasitenkinimas santykiais; Porų santykiai; Partner’s comparative superiority; Relationship; Satisfaction; Couple relationships.

ENRelationship satisfaction is one of the main determinants of stability of couple relationships. The past two decades witnessed a growing number of studies of factors affecting relationship satisfaction in couples, including both behavioral aspects and subjective factors. However, influence of various aspects of experience of previous relationship on relationship satisfaction in later relationships has been studied much less extensively. In particular, there have been no studies on how perceived superiority of the current partner over previous partner might affect relationship satisfaction in the current relationship. The purpose of the present study was to supplement the body of research with a data on relationship between partner’s comparative superiority, relationship behaviors, and relationship satisfaction in dating couples. Subjects in the present study were 51 heterosexual couple in dating relationship. Age of the subjects ranged from 19 to 28 years. Couples were selected for this study under the condition that the present relationship was not the first experience of steady dating relationship for either of the partners. Subjects were given a battery of instruments, which included Perceived Relationship Quality Components scale (Fletcher et al., 2000) for measurement of relationship satisfaction, Partner’s Comparative Superiority scale constructed specifically for the present study, and a number of questions on frequency of various relationship behaviors, including sex, signs of attention given to and received from the partner, yelling by the partner or by the subject, not talking by the partner or to the partner and amount of time spent together with the partner.Correlation between relationship satisfaction and partner’s comparative superiority was strong and highly significant (r = 0.656, p <0.001). There were also significant positive correlations between relationship satisfaction and amount of time spent together with the partner (r = 0.275, p <0.01), number of signs of attention given to the partner (r = 0.220, p <0.05) and number of signs of attention received from the partner (r = 0.253, p <0.05). On the other hand, relationship satisfaction correlated negatively with such behavioral indicators of conflict as frequency of yelling by the partner (r = –0.341, p <0.001), not talking by the partner (r = –0.197, p <0.05) and frequency of the subject yelling at the partner (r = –0.298, p <0.01). To assess the relative importance of partner’s comparative superiority and behavioral aspects of relationship to relationship satisfaction, multiple regression analysis was conducted. The final regression equation indicated that only two variables – partner’s comparative superiority and the number of signs of attention given by the subject to the partner – made significant unique contribution towards explaining variance of relationship satisfaction. The two variables accounted for 45.6 percent of variance of relationship satisfaction, of which 42.5 percent was accounted for by partner’s comparative superiority. [From the publication]